According to People Magazine, the former 98 Degrees singer popped the question “near a beach” with a dazzling Asscher-cut diamond from jeweler Bader & Garrin.

“We’re excited and incredibly happy about our engagement,” the couple, who met in 2006 while shooting the music video for “What’s Left of Me,” said in a joint statement. “We look forward to a wonderful future together.”

A year ago when rumors of a split began to circulate, Minnillo was sure to set the record straight. “This romance is still going strong,” she said. “There will always be rumblings and rumors that we’ve broken up, but in fact, it’s very much still on – and it keeps on getting better.”

She went so far as to say: “Maybe this will be the one time I wind up the bride instead of the bridesmaid!”

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